Worst person to be stranded out at sea on a lifeboat with

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The discussion revolves around humorous and hypothetical scenarios regarding the worst person to be stranded with on a lifeboat at sea. Participants explore various traits and characteristics that would make someone undesirable as a companion in such a situation, touching on themes of personality, physical attributes, and social dynamics.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest that being stranded with someone who doesn't speak the same language could be problematic, while others wonder if it might be better.
  • Several participants mention personal relationships, such as a mother-in-law or an ex-girlfriend, as undesirable companions.
  • There are humorous suggestions about specific individuals, like Madonna in the 80s or fictional characters like Hannibal Lecter.
  • Concerns about physical attributes are raised, such as being stranded with a thin person or someone with osteoporosis, as they might not be able to contribute to survival efforts.
  • Some participants express that a talkative or overly eager person could be annoying or detrimental in a survival situation.
  • There are anecdotes shared about personal experiences with siblings and friends that highlight the challenges of being stranded with certain personalities.
  • Discussions about using others as food in extreme situations arise, with some participants joking about the morality of such actions.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express a variety of competing views on who would be the worst person to be stranded with, with no clear consensus emerging. The discussion remains light-hearted and speculative, with many humorous contributions.

Contextual Notes

Participants' suggestions often rely on personal anecdotes and humorous exaggerations, reflecting individual preferences and experiences rather than established criteria for survival situations.

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Readers interested in humorous discussions about social dynamics, survival scenarios, or light-hearted debates may find this thread engaging.

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someone who doesn't speak your language (or would that be better?)
someone who just a ate a fat bean burrito
a schizophrenic
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mother in law
ex girlfriend (one you recently broke up with because you cheated on her would be better)
 
A chatterbox. :bugeye:
 
Subjectivist.
 
A psycho who might stab you in your sleep

oh, i thought you meant stranded on an island. I think i would be more worried about freezing, and drowning than a person who talks too much, or just ate a burrito :-p being stranded on a sea together i would assume would bring anyone together :smile:
 
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If it were a rubber dinghy, it would be Madonna in the 80's with her pointy bra...just in case she fell.
 
jimmy p said:
If it were a rubber dinghy, it would be Madonna in the 80's with her pointy bra...just in case she fell.
There is a Far Side cartoon of that.

I'd be most afraid of being trapped with tribdog, he'd start playing with the rescue flares and set the raft on fire. :smile:
 
Evo said:
There is a Far SIde cartoon of that.

I know. But I stole the idea first.

I'd be most afraid of being trapped with tribdog, he'd start playing with the rescue flares and set the raft on fire. :smile:
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I think if I were on a boat with tribdog he would try grope me.
 
Hannibal Lecter
 
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http://www.salambazar.com/umairsImages/germanCannibal.jpg
 
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Me.

Defintely me, believe me, you don't want to be stuck on a raft with me. Every person who's ever been stuck on a raft with me has wanted to kill me, but instead of killing me, they just went insane, fell off and drowned. You really don't want to get stuck on a raft/island/isolated spit of land surrounded by man eating sharks with me.
 
  • #12
A thin person, less of them to eat when the food runs out.
 
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You can eat fish, you know. I wouldn't want to be stranded with someone suffering from osteoporosis. Gonna need strong bones to make fishing spears.
 
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loseyourname said:
You can eat fish, you know. I wouldn't want to be stranded with someone suffering from osteoporosis. Gonna need strong bones to make fishing spears.

You see that'd be my problem, I don't like fish.
 
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I'd have to say someone with ADHD. Don't rock the boat!
 
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Assuming I’m not to use this individual for food I would say the ‘insufferable @ss’ would rank high on my list.
 
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Evo said:
There is a Far Side cartoon of that.

I'd be most afraid of being trapped with tribdog, he'd start playing with the rescue flares and set the raft on fire. :smile:

:smile: Yep, that could happen. LOL!
 
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Bubba from prison.
 
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Mike Tyson
 
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a lazy person or an armless person.

who would paddle us to safety?
 
  • #21
relskid said:
a lazy person or an armless person.

who would paddle us to safety?

LOL! Or one of those people who is over-eager to help paddle, but is really bad at it so keeps paddling in circles or the wrong direction!
 
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BoulderHead said:
‘insufferable @ss’

That's me!
 
  • #23
Sounds like the winner would be a talkative, lazy, thin, no armed, brittle boned, burrito eatin', bubba, wearing a metal bra.
 
  • #24
I'd say Bush. He would try to invade some island populated by cannibals and would send me like a soldier
 
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meteor said:
I'd say Bush. He would try to invade some island populated by cannibals and would send me like a soldier

:smile:

No, I hear GW is very fond of vacations, so at worst you'd be the entertainment. Don't know what kind of songs he'd make you sing though.
 
  • #26
A giant because the boat would sink (or maybe that would be good. Get the pain over and done with). I know who.... this person in my Chemistry class with the IQ of half a banana and the vocabulary of a half-eaten cheese-stick. I think I am hungry as well. I think half a banana-on-cheese-stick is in order (or is it a cheese-stick on half a banana?).

The Bob (2004 ©)
 
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My brother. I hated traveling anywhere with him.

We once hitch hiked cross country together. I wanted to hang it up for the night and get some sleep. My brother was worried about sleeping just off the interstate - afraid someone would stop and kill us or something. I told him that would never happen. Even the shadow of a person crossing over my face would wake me up. He didn't believe me, so I went to sleep, anyway.

I woke up to see him jumping back and forth over my head.

Worse yet, he acted amazed that I really did wake up as soon as his shadow passed over my head. How was I supposed to sleep after that? You mean I was really telling the truth? Just how long was he jumping back and forth over my head?

We also were stopped by the highway patrol for hitch hiking down on the highway instead of the top of the entrance ramp. After a lot of fast talking explaining how we didn't know the law, how we normally use the top of the ramp anyway, except this time we were stuck at a tourist trap where no one but families on vacation stop, etc. etc., the patrolman said there was no problem, as long as we gathered our backpacks and moved on up to the top of the ramp.

We turned around and what did we see? My brother standing by the road with his thumb out the whole time I was trying to talk us out of trouble.

We got picked up by escaped convicts and they stole our backbacks at gun point. What did he do? He chased the car. After me yelling for him to stop enough times, he finally stops and says, "You yelled for me to stop because you'd already gotten the license plate, didn't you? That was quick thinking." Me? He was closer - why didn't he get the license plate?
 
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HAHAHAHAHAHA! That is funny. I vote BobG's brother too!
 
  • #29
Jerry Fallwell. 'nuff said.
 
  • #30
enigma said:
Jerry Fallwell. 'nuff said.

I don't know, that might not be so bad...I probably wouldn't feel so guilty about having to use him for food. :biggrin:
 

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